Opinion: For the marginalized 20% in San Antonio, high-speed internet service should become a low-cost utility.
Cellular towers similar to this one at Collins Library will be installed at five San Antonio Independent School District campuses to provide free internet access to more than 7,900 students.Reducing poverty in San Antonio may be the city’s most enduring challenge, but eliminating the digital divide, one important measure of that poverty and inequity, increasingly appears to be within grasp.
The challenge is significant and cannot be met without considerable federal funding. An estimated three-year, upfront investment of $600 million and annual state investment of $90 million is needed to close San Antonio’s digital divide, according to SADC’sLast month, Bexar County allocated $25 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to build out broadband infrastructure in underserved communities, while San Antonio has committed $7 million in ARPA grants for digital inclusion.
So far, SA Digital Connects has measured the problem, formulated plans and moved aggressively to sign up eligible, low-income households for federally subsidized internet service. An Oct. 6 deadline looms for internet service providers to respond to the city’s July to deliver broadband internet service to high-priority census tracts and zip codes where service is limited or too expensive for many residents.Success! You're on the list.
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